Recent content by ricandampeg

Back in the early to mid 70s my younger brother and I went to see Ted Nugent at the Coliseum in Madison WI. I must have been 19 or 20. Couple of bands we had never heard of opened for him: Scorpions (Awesome) and Def Leppard (ALSO Awesome). Then Uncle Teddy came out swinging from a "vine" in...

Check out the guitar solo outtro by Frank Marino on Tales of the Spanish Warrior from the Strange Universe album.

I go "old school" as well! Originally had a TEAC M2600 analog 16 channel board. 8 sub outs that ran perfectly into my Tascam 234 analog tape deck. The only digital item in my setup was a Lexicon MP100 effects unit. Even though digital hides a lot of "sins" I prefer the old analog equipment...

Check my avatar. 2002 Ric 4003. Hipshot bridge. Hipshot HB5 tuners (black). TRC is painted black and then sanded off the Rickenbacker letters. Bridge and tuners off of eBay.

I have a 2015 SUB Ray4 (walnut satin) and I really like it. The preamp is pretty hot so I had to lower the pickup. The body wood is kind of soft. But she's a barker! Comes really close to the real Stingray tone. There are posts here that describe mods that can be made, and upgrade...

I've been looking at the SBMM Ray34 in Pacific Blueburst lately. Gorgeous.

I put a Hipshot on my '02 4003. Black one. Way easier to adjust saddles. Pic shows the Ric CV yellowed after years of smoky rooms & bars.

When I ran sound for a local rock band, I purchased a Peavey Autograph EQ. Pink noise generator/real time analyzer. No way around the pink noise though. You placed the mic in several places in the room, and ran the analyzer for each spot. Then you finalized it where it "blended" the EQ for...

My new girlfriends - all in a row.

Modded '02 Ric 4003

How about 2002?

That is one blackass Ric my Wisco friend!

+1 for the Corts! I don't see them mentioned much on this site. I have a blue 4 string with the MightyMite pickup. Love it. Actually more playable than my Ric 4003. No comparison in sound though :)

So, you like Fender basses? :)

Congrats on your new FireGlo! That is a gorgeous color. Ironic that when I was younger and enthusiastic about learning the bass, I had all kinds of time, but no money. As I grew older, I finally had the money for nice equipment, but no time (I was too busy making all that money). I was...